Vocabulary
Poems
Text Types
Passage Basics
Parts of Speech
100

the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

What is a authors purpose?

100
group of lines of poetry
What is stanzas.
100
these are divided into stanzas-they often rhyme, but do not have to
What is poem.
100

The basic sequence of events in a story that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

What is plot.

100

a phrase that begins with a preposition and is followed by an object

What is a Prepositional Phrase

200

a comparison of two things that are essentially different, usually using the words like or as

What is a simile.

200

the use of words that sound like what they mean; a poetic device to produce this effect(boom)

What is onomatopoeia.

200
tells a story through the words and actions of characters- has acts, scenes, and stage directions
What is drama.
200
anything that shows what is true, such as words in a passage that prove your answer
What is evidence.
200

A word that describes a verb or adjective. they typically end in "ly"

What is an Adverb

300

a person or thing who plays a role in a book, play, or movie.

What is  a Character.

300


language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

What is  figurative  language?

300
nonfiction text written to inform or teach
What is informational text.
300
the central or universal idea of a fiction or the main idea of a nonfiction
What is theme.
300

An action word- often described as something you do

What is a verb

400

the perspective from which the events in the story are told

What is point of view?

400
the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions
What is imagery.
400
gives facts and information about a topic- includes text features such as guide words, headings, topic & concluding sentences, and graphic features
What is expository text.
400
a problem, disagreement, or fight
What is conflict.
400

a word that describes a noun?

What is an adjective?

500


the time and place in which a narrative occurs. 

What is Setting.

500
emotional, poetic, and may be set to music
What is lyrical.
500
presents information to influence what the reader thinks or does- sometimes organized by cause and effect or fact and opinion
What is persuasive text.
500
act of solving; solving a problem or issue
What is resolution.
500

A person place or thing

What is a noun?

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